Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
3.
Click Add Systems.
4.
Enter either the IP address, the DNS name, an IP range, or a comma-separated list of IP addresses and/or
DNS names.
Note that adding very large ranges slows down the system discovery scan process.
DNS names.
Note that adding very large ranges slows down the system discovery scan process.
5.
Select ISDN Zone, IP Zone and Time Zone for the system from the drop-down lists.
6.
Click the Advanced Settings section heading to expand it to add authentication details, configuration
template, or SNMP discovery options.
For an overview of the settings on this page, see
template, or SNMP discovery options.
For an overview of the settings on this page, see
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7.
Click Next to start adding the system.
A progress window will be shown as Cisco TMS connects to the address and determines the type of system
being added, and the system's configuration.
A progress window will be shown as Cisco TMS connects to the address and determines the type of system
being added, and the system's configuration.
8.
You will now be prompted if a password is needed to access the system. Enter the password and click Next.
A Results page is shown with a status for each system Cisco TMS tried to add. If Cisco TMS detected
problems with any system's configuration, a message in the Description column states that the system has
not yet been added.
A Results page is shown with a status for each system Cisco TMS tried to add. If Cisco TMS detected
problems with any system's configuration, a message in the Description column states that the system has
not yet been added.
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To address errors immediately, click Edit System. Use the displayed information to make the necessary
adjustments, then click Save.
If the problem is resolved, the settings page will close and you will be returned to the Results page, which
has been updated to state that the system was successfully added.
adjustments, then click Save.
If the problem is resolved, the settings page will close and you will be returned to the Results page, which
has been updated to state that the system was successfully added.
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To address the error(s) later or ignore them altogether, click Add System Despite Warnings on the Settings
or Results page.
or Results page.
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When adding a TelePresence Server you will get an error stating that it is in remotely managed mode—
ignore this.
ignore this.
9.
Click Finish Adding Systems to return to the main Navigator view.
Your new system will now be in the designated folder.
Your new system will now be in the designated folder.
System Discovery Order by Protocol
When adding systems, Cisco TMS attempts to connect to them using SNMP first, trying all the community names
defined in Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings > SNMP Community Name. Cisco TMS tries
connecting over SNMP for the period of time defined in Network Settings > SNMP Timeout.
defined in Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings > SNMP Community Name. Cisco TMS tries
connecting over SNMP for the period of time defined in Network Settings > SNMP Timeout.
Note that additional community names can be specified in Advanced Settings when adding systems.
If the system(s) cannot be contacted using SNMP, Cisco TMS then tries to connect to the systems using
HTTP/HTTPS.
HTTP/HTTPS.
If there is no reply after the value defined in Network Settings > Telnet/HTTP Connection Timeout a 'System not
found' error will be displayed.
found' error will be displayed.
Once successfully connected to the system using HTTP/HTTPS, Cisco TMS tries to get the system's systemunit.xml
file, which includes the software version that identifies it as a particular system type.
file, which includes the software version that identifies it as a particular system type.
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Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Administrator Guide
Adding and Managing Systems